Episode 20 | Health Literacy - Sifting Through All the C.R.A.A.P. - a podcast by The Sumaira Foundation and Connor B Judge Foundation
from 2023-01-31T09:30:12
Brian spent more than twenty years working in emergency management as a paramedic & law enforcement officer before getting a Master’s degree in Library & Information Science. While serving as the Acting Deputy Secretary of Education for Libraries with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, a cold triggered an autoimmune response leaving him blind & paralyzed from the chest down.
Following an NMO diagnosis, he needed to understand more about the disease. As an information professional, he was shocked that much of the information he got from his care team or found online was outdated, not supported by science, or just plain wrong.
After eighteen months of relapses & research, a consultation with an NMO specialist led to a diagnosis of MOGAD & the proper treatment that gave him his life back.
Brian & Chelsey talk about how critical it is to find reliable, scientifically based information to make the best decisions about your health.
ABOUT US:
Demystifying NMO & MOG is a Sumaira Foundation (TSF) project & made possible with the generous support of Genentech.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:01:17 Health Literacy?
00:04:02 Why is it so Important?
00:08:58 Impact on Health Outcomes
00:15:16 Important Questions to Ask
00:17:20 Provider Responsibility
00:20:36 Good vs. Bad Information
00:23:36 Science Evolves
00:26:08 Finding Good Information
LINKS:
Find your Local Library www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/CommunityServices/find-libraries.aspx
TSF NMO Resources www.sumairafoundation.org/nmosd-resources
TSF MOGAD Resources www.sumairafoundation.org/mogad-resources
National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov/portals/public.html
PubMed Database https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Medline Plus https://medlineplus.gov
CREDITS:
Host -Chelsey Judge
Producer - Brian Dawson
Music - Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay
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